I know that in Configuration > Options > Display > Tabstops there is an option to display the size of files dynamically (in MB or GB). However this only applies when I use the default "Full" column view. When I use a custom column view that I created, the size always displays in bytes. Is it possible to show size dynamically in custom column view?

Last edited by Jorge24 on Sun Nov 06, 2016 2:32 pm; edited 1 time in total

You should see that the selection of TC size properties can be expanded and offers many display modes as options.
For example
[=tc.size.bkMG2]_________________Windows 10 x64 Version 1803
April 2018 Update (OS Build 17134.81)
TC 9.20b4 x64 and x86

I'm glad I found this thread, I was also perplexed why the configuration setting for size style wasn't respected for custom columns.

@Horst.Epp
Does this mean you can open a selection menu somewhere where you can select a preferred formatting from a list?
I could neither find something like that, nor much info about what parameters are possible for =tc.size ?

My goal would seem simple: to have the file size in a column displayed in kilobytes.
After some tries, this seems to work: [=tc.size.kbytes]

The only minor issue is that it won't display the abbreviation of the unit anymore.
So it will say something like: 23.543 instead of 23.543 kB

So I changed the value to: [=tc.size.kbytes] kB

That will work, but it will also append 'kB' to <DIR> for folders.
Not a big issue, but it doesn't look nice.

I'm glad I found this thread, I was also perplexed why the configuration setting for size style wasn't respected for custom columns.

@Horst.Epp
Does this mean you can open a selection menu somewhere where you can select a preferred formatting from a list?
I could neither find something like that, nor much info about what parameters are possible for =tc.size ?
...

If you create custom columns you can see all the available size parameters.
Select TC under "Field contents" and you can expand the the Size list
showing all possible variants for =tc.size_________________Windows 10 x64 Version 1803
April 2018 Update (OS Build 17134.81)
TC 9.20b4 x64 and x86

edit:
So it seems that for non-dynamic sizes, the abbreviation for the size unit is not displayed.
I can imagine some argument for that being the case, but I still think it should be displayed for those too.

edit:
So it seems that for non-dynamic sizes, the abbreviation for the size unit is not displayed.
I can imagine some argument for that being the case, but I still think it should be displayed for those too.

Why should TC waste display space for fixed units you have configured.
In this case you should know what you have configured and what is shown._________________Windows 10 x64 Version 1803
April 2018 Update (OS Build 17134.81)
TC 9.20b4 x64 and x86

Yes, that is an argument I had imagined against displaying the size unit.
(but calling it 'wasting space' for only three characters is a bit strong in my opinion)

Some arguments that would support always displaying the size unit:

- You might have more columns displaying numeric values. In that case you would have to look at the column header to be remembered what you are looking at.
- You might have setup different views, where for folders that contain large files, you have the file size column set to MB, and folders containing small files setup to display kilobytes.
- Total Commander might not be the only software you are using that displays file sizes.

Surely you could try to store in your brain what the size unit is for the different programs and columns you are using, but I prefer not waste too many brain cells for that